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11 December 2008
ADB Approves Loans Totaling $300m to Boost Growth, Meet MDGs in Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending three loans totaling $300 million to three provinces of Pakistan in support of local government programs to boost sustainable growth, reduce poverty, and improve the health of women and infants.
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11 December 2008
Slowdown in Growth, Difficult Year Ahead for Developing Asia, Says ADB
Economic growth in developing Asia will slow to 5.8% in 2009, down from a likely 6.9% this year and 9% in 2007, as the impact of the global financial crisis spreads to emerging markets, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank.
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8 December 2008
ADB Approves $25M Loan to Aid Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $25 million loan to help Viet Nam carry out policy reforms for its poverty reduction program in cooperation with a number of other development partners.
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14 November 2008
Emergency Food Assistance Reaches the Tables of Cambodia
Over 68,000 of Cambodia's poorest families have received emergency food assistance following the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Directors' approval of the project last month.
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4 November 2008
ADB Increases Funding for Kyrgyz Republic Water Infrastructure Project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is granting an additional $30 million for a project that will provide cleaner drinking water and better sanitation services to 1.5 million people in the provinces of Chui, Jalal-Abad, Osh, and Batken in the Kyrgyz Republic
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4 November 2008
ADB Reinforces Support for Urban Development in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed a loan agreement of $87 million to improve the basic services and infrastructure in municipal towns of Bangladesh.
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29 October 2008
ADB Reinforces Support for Urban Development in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing additional funds to improve the basic services and infrastructure in small and medium-sized towns of Bangladesh.
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24 October 2008
ADB, Sri Lanka Agree on Partnership Strategy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Sri Lanka have forged a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2009-2011 designed to help improve the investment climate, unclog infrastructure bottlenecks, and ensure all segments of society benefit
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22 October 2008
ADB to Help Nepal Improve Local Governance, Community-Led Development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping Nepal improve local governance and promote community development through a program grant of $106.3 million.
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22 September 2008
India's National Capital Region Planning Board Gets ADB Grant
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) come up with effective ways of allocating money to upgrade the infrastructure system in districts in and around New Delhi.
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16 September 2008
PRC's Economy Slowing, But Still Strong, Says ADB
Economic growth in the People's Republic of China (PRC) will moderate in 2008 and 2009, but it will still remain among the world's fastest growing economies, says a key Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.
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13 September 2008
ADB Unveils Aid Package for Georgia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing its first-ever public sector loan in the South Caucasus country of Georgia to help rehabilitate water supply, sanitation, waste management and road transport services, and rebuild other infrastructure that may
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28 August 2008
Papua New Guinea to Improve Power Supply
Papua New Guinea will draw up a detailed plan to improve power supply in the country where 90% of the population still has no electricity.
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21 August 2008
Japan and ADB Support Plans to Improve Indian State of Bihar
A project to improve living conditions and the environment in key urban centers in the Indian state of Bihar has been given a boost by Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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20 August 2008
Australia, New Zealand, ADB, World Bank Join Forces to Improve Pacific Infrastructure
Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick today launched a new Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility.
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19 August 2008
Asia Water Day Highlights Leadership Role in Solving Region's Water Problems
Inspired leaders who champion reforms, mobilize resources and involve communities can play a key role in helping Asia meet its many water and sanitation supply challenges, said Xianbin Yao, Acting Director General of Asian Development Bank's Regional and
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26 June 2008
New Asia-Pacific Network Launched to Tackle Water Problems
Twelve organizations from across the Asia-Pacific region today launched a network to share solutions for improving water management to tackle the region's many pressing water challenges.
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25 June 2008
ADB Calls For New Focus On Asian Cities
With Asian cities growing by over 100,000 people a day, a major rethink is needed on how cities manage growth because the current approach is no longer economically, environmentally or socially sustainable, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said at the Wor
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25 June 2008
ADB President Outlines Water Agenda for Asia-Pacific Region
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda today unveiled a seven-point agenda to prioritize water investments in the Asia-Pacific region and said that the institution is committed to helping countries in the region boost new water investments
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3 June 2008
Soaring Energy Prices and Climate Change Spur Calls for Clean Energy Financing
Energy experts, policymakers, financiers, and project developers from across Asia-Pacific called for massive new investments in clean energy amid spiraling costs for oil and coal and the growing threat of climate change.
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28 May 2008
ADB provides $11.3M grant to help Tonga improve urban infrastructure
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an $11.3 million grant to improve urban infrastructure in Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, as urbanization and population growth fuel demand for better infrastructure.
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21 February 2008
ADB and Muslim Aid Handing Over Houses in Aceh
ADB and Muslim Aid, a United Kingdom-based civil society organization, started the process of handing over 222 new houses to community members in Meunasah Bueng village, in Pidie district, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
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